Thursday, October 02, 2014
Sen. Toomey to Vermont college: Revoke invitation to cop killer Abu-Jamal
U.S.
Sen. Pat Toomey sent a letter today to the
President of Goddard College in Vermont urging him to revoke the school’s
invitation to Mumia Abu-Jamal, an unrepentant Philadelphia cop killer, to be its
commencement speaker on Sunday.
Toomey: Revoke Abu-Jamal invitation
Toomey: Revoke Abu-Jamal invitation
Big money flows into Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign
Unions and the education establishment are funding Democrat Tom Wolf's campaign so you know right away that Pennsylvania taxpayers will get the shaft if he's elected governor.
Big money flows into Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign
Big money flows into Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Berks County Business Group Endorses Ryan Costello for Congress
Here's a press release from the Costello for Congress campaign:
WEST
CHESTER, PA – The Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GRCCI) announced today that it has unanimously endorsed Ryan Costello
for Congress in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. The GRCCI -- the largest business organization in the Berks County
region -- endorsed Costello based on his positions on key public policy
affecting business, economic development, jobs and quality of life
issues.
Previous small business endorsements for Costello include:
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Chambers of Commerce (SEPAC)
- Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry.
"The
key to strong, vibrant local communities is a solid, competitive
business environment that is able to grow and create new job
opportunities for local residents," said Costello. "I have a strong
record of working closely with the local business community as a county
commissioner. If elected to represent local residents in Congress, I
will continue to champion policies that reduce costly, unnecessary
regulations and taxes that stifle the ability of our local businesses to
thrive and increase jobs."
Newspaper blasts Kathleen Kane for 'irresponsible manner' she runs PA AG's office
Pennsylvania's biggest liberal newspaper has issues with Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Kane and her scandal-ridden administration. From an editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer: "This isn't the first time Kane has made serious accusations in an irresponsible manner. She also recklessly implied that a dropped sting investigation was tainted by racism. Some believe her feud with former subordinates over that case and the Sandusky investigation is related to her partial release of the e-mails."
Editorial: Special delivery
Editorial: Special delivery
Secret Service latest Obama scandal
It's no coincidence that every agency of government is run by an incompetent Obama appointee. That's what you get when liberals take control of the federal government.
Secret Service: the surprise scandal hit of the fall season | Human Events
Secret Service: the surprise scandal hit of the fall season | Human Events
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to give commencement speech at Goddard College in Vermont
If you need further proof that college students are indoctrinated by liberal professors, look no further than Goddard College in Vermont, where the students selected a convicted cop killer to deliver their commencement speech. What exactly will the graduates learn? How to kill a police officer and manipulate the legal system to avoid the death penalty, as Abu-Jamal has done?
Mumia Abu-Jamal to give college commencement speech
Mumia Abu-Jamal to give college commencement speech
Monday, September 29, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Enrollment falls again at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities
Colleges and universities may be pricing themselves out-of-business.
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Enrollment at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities declined for aEnrollment falls again at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities
fourth consecutive year, slipping 1.5 percent to an estimated 110,600
students, after peaking at nearly 119,500 in 2010, preliminary reports
show.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Jay Carney's Pinocchio Problem
It's hard to tell the truth when your claim to fame is as a professional liar.
It appears former Obama spokesman Jay Carney spent so much time lying for a living that he can no longer tell what the truth is now that he's working for CNN.
Jay Carney's Pinocchio Problem | CNS News
It appears former Obama spokesman Jay Carney spent so much time lying for a living that he can no longer tell what the truth is now that he's working for CNN.
Jay Carney's Pinocchio Problem | CNS News
Friday, September 26, 2014
Guest Column: Our Budget Woes Not Going Away
The
United States government has a debt problem. Last year, we had a big
fight in Washington over how to deal with that. It wasn’t a productive
debate. It did not end in a long-term solution.
There
hasn’t been quite as much talk about the budget in Washington, but the
dirty dishes of debt keep piling up. Arguing and shutting down the
government won’t fix the problem. It’s going
to require compromise to get a solution, courage to pass legislation
and then perseverance to make sure it is held to.
First,
let’s look at the problem again. Right now, our national debt is over
$17.7 trillion, an increase of $7 trillion from 2008. By the end of this
year, federal debt held by the public will
reach 74 percent of our annual GDP. The Congressional Budget Office
estimates that it will climb to 111 percent by 2039. That would be
unsustainable.
Those
are big numbers, but they have a real impact. Last year, we paid $221
billion in interest on the debt. In ten years, annual interest rates
could quadruple. Wouldn’t we rather spend those
billions of dollars on something worthwhile? Money spent on interest
doesn’t help anyone and hurts our economy and job growth.
The
reality is that debt payments will be growing at the exact same time
that important programs like Medicare and Social Security will be facing
funding crises. Every dollar spent on keeping
our creditors at bay is a dollar less for critical medical care and
support for older Americans.
The
trust fund for Medicare’s hospital insurance program will be depleted
by 2030. That means that if we do nothing, hospitals could get a 15
percent cut to reimbursements in a single year.
Inevitably, it would make getting care at a hospital more expensive and
more difficult.
The
Social Security trust fund is currently projected to be depleted just
three years later. By current law, there would be an instant 20 percent
cut to payments to seniors. Imagine trying
to shop or pay the bills with that much cut out of your budget? That
could be what millions of seniors are facing in less than 20 years.
The
best way to tackle debt is economic growth, but that’s been a problem
here in the United States also. Since the economic downturn, annual
growth has only been at 1.1 percent and even the
optimistic projection of the Congressional Budget Office says that over
the next ten years it could average 2.5 percent. That is just barely
enough to create jobs for the millions of Americans entering the
marketplace every year.
It’s
not that Americans aren’t paying a lot of taxes. In fact, the federal
government has been collecting record amounts of revenue in the past few
years. Government spending, however, is up.
Federal spending averaged around 20 percent of the economy for much of
the past 40 years. But now for the last four years, that has increased
to 22.8 percent. Small numbers here make a big difference, especially
since government revenue as a percentage of
the economy is basically unchanged. Spending has grown tremendously,
tax revenue has not.
Last
year, after fighting to the point where Democrats and Republicans
couldn’t keep the government open, we effectively declared a truce and
passed a budget agreement for 2014 and 2015. I
supported this agreement, knowing that more argument wasn’t going to
solve the problem.
We’ve
had relative budget peace in Washington this year, but the problem is
far from solved. This is not an easy problem to solve, and it is going
to require a far more civil discourse then
we saw in 2013.
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts is a Republican who represents Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District.
Pa. newspaper: Millionaire Democrat Tom Wolf losing on tax issue
Even The Philadelphia Inquirer, which endorses Democrats 99% of the time, is having a hard time believing millionaire Democrat Tom Wolf's scheme to "tax the rich" to get Pennsylvania out of its fiscal woes. Tom Wolf is an empty suit.
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Doubting Thomas
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Doubting Thomas
Thursday, September 25, 2014
PA changes welfare agency's name to avoid stigma of collecting welfare
Pennsylvania will continue to pay out $10 billion a year in welfare claims, but the money will no longer becoming from the Department of Public Welfare. To avoid the stigma of the world "welfare," the agency is now known as the Department of Human Services. George Orwell would be proud.
Corbett signs bill to change welfare agency's name - abc27 WHTM
Corbett signs bill to change welfare agency's name - abc27 WHTM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Most Profitable Film of 2014? 'God's Not Dead'
Sure, "Guardians of the Galaxy" earned $315 million domestically, but it cost a ton to produce and market.
The independently-produced "God's Not Dead" cost just $2 million to make but returned more than $60 million at the domestic box-office.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
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